can i import CD's to iTunes on my macbook air using this USB superdrive?

i used to use my old laptop with a CD drive to put music on my iphone by ripping the CD's to my iTunes unless i was buying music of it. but with my macbook air i can't do that so i was wondering if i could use the USB superdrive to import my CD's to my iTunes on my macbook air? because I'm not going to waste money on buying the music off iTunes that i already have on CD's